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CVE-2008-4501
Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP server in Serv-U 7.0.0.1 through 7.3, including 7.2.0.1, allows remote authenticated users to…
High9.0EPSS 10.7%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP server in Serv-U 7.0.0.1 through 7.3, including 7.2.0.1, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the RNTO command.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.7% · top 4.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- ADV-2008-2746 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 6661 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 32150 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 4378 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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